This works perfect for what we needed. We have a juicer and had a KitchenAid® blender but gave it to our daughter a couple years ago. It was not the Diamond though and what a huge difference. This blender is used daily and conquers every task.

I had a $29 blender that bogged down when I tried to make my black bean brownies, which need to be made in the blender. So I bought the 5 speed Diamond Blender as my friend said it would do everything I needed it for, and it does fine for my protein drinks, etc. But It cost me a lot more than the blender I had and it bogs down when I try to make my black bean brownies. I'm feeling like I spent a lot of money for no improvement.